11-year-old steals car, leads police on a chase near Seattle

SEATAC, Wash. – The King County Sheriff’s Office says an 11-year-old boy was arrested after stealing a car and leading deputies on a chase in SeaTac.

Deputies say the boy stole the red Subaru Impreza on Wednesday after finding a hidden key. They say they saw him driving extremely recklessly at 3:45 p.m. and used a maneuver to stop the vehicle. He was taken into custody six minutes after the chase began.

The sheriff’s office says no one was injured.

By 5 p.m., the car had been returned to its owner and the boy had been returned to his mother.

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